Gannon’s strike blasts Drogs into Europe

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The battle to secure third place seemed to be going down to the final week of the season when Liam Buchanan cancelled out Alan McNally’s first-half strike on 46 minutes and Drogheda’s Declan O’Brien was sent off for a second booking after protesting that the goal should have been ruled out, but Mick Cooke’s heroes hung on before striking in dramatic fashion right at the death.

The Boynesiders had a great chance to score inside 30 seconds but Ryan Brennan’s header flew just wide.